Morecambe 3-3 Accrington Stanley
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Cole Stockton and Colby Bishop scored twice apiece as Morecambe and Accrington shared the spoils in a thrilling 3-3 draw.
Morecambe took the lead after 15 minutes when Adam Phillips played in Stockton down the middle and the striker slotted home his ninth goal of the season with a cool finish.
The lead lasted just four minutes as Stanley levelled from the penalty spot. Liam Gibson brought down John O'Sullivan with a clumsy challenge and Bishop struck home the spot-kick.
Two minutes later Stanley were ahead when Matt Butcher beat Letheren with a perfectly placed left-foot shot from 20 yards.
The pace continued with the home side levelling on 27 minutes when Arthur Gnahoua delivered a cross from the right which was volleyed past James Trafford by Phillips from close range.
The pattern of the game changed on 39 minutes when Shane McLoughlin was shown a straight red card for a foul on Ethan Hamilton and Stanley made the extra man count when Bishop put them 3-2 ahead on 68 minutes with a close-range finish after Sean McConville's effort rebounded into his path.
The drama continued with Morecambe sealing a point as Stockton volleyed home a superb second nine minutes from time after a latching on to a poor back-pass from Jack Nolan.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
